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COMBINED HARNESS SLIDE AND SNAP 7 Filed June 14, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2- Patented May 2 8, 1929.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

i JOHN B. BAXTER, OF TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOIRTO COVERT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF WATERVLIET, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COMBINED HARNESS, SLIDE AND SNAP.

Application filed June 14, 1927. Serial No. 198,755.

This invention relates to improvements in combined harness slides and snaps of the kind having a slide for the breast connection, and anattaching snappivotally connected to the slide and adapted to receive the eye of the neck yoke.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved combined harness slide and snap of the type'referred to, of simple construction, that will be strong, durable and efficient in use, that will operate easily, and that can be manufactured at low cost. v

Important novel features of the invention reside in the special construction of slide and attaching snap, the special mounting of the slide on the snap, and in the particular means for limiting the oscillatory movement of the slide relatively to the attaching snap.

The invention, with other objects and advantages thereof, and the particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts comprising the same, will be understood from thefollowing detailed description, when considered in connection with 'the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof and illustrating embodiments of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a combined slide and snap'constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, part of the attaching snap being shown 1n side elevation.

Fig. 4 is a central transverse section of the slide. V I Fig. 5 is a part section and part side-elevation of amodified construction.

Fig. 6 is a section on the line (S -6 of Figure 5, part of the attaching snap being shown in lan. p Fig. 7 is a transverse section of the slide.

Referring to a detail description of the particular embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings Figures 1 to 4: inclusive, A designates the slide of the device and B the attaching snap. The slide A comprises a body portion 1 curved or rounded longitudinally and also curved transversely, and provided with longitudinal marginal flanges 2 at its under side, the structure being of channel like form to slidably receive within the same at its under side a harnessbreast chain connection or the like. The side flanges 2 are shown substantially semi-circular shape and coextensive with the body portion 1, the same being of substantial height at the central part of the body portion 1 and graduallydecreasing in height towards the ends thereof. The bottom face 2 of the body portion 1 of the slide joins the'inner side faces 4 of the marginal flanges 2 in a gradual curve 2, and the ends 5 of the. body portion l'merge in a gradual curve into theflends of the flanges 2, the ends of'the body portion'l and the marginal edgeportions of the flanges 2 being rounded. As Will be understood this structure affords strength and is of such a character as to prevent binding or cramping, andto provide forfreesliding engagement of the links'of the breast chain with the slide A-.; Theslide A is provided with a pair of spaced apertured' lugs tiprojecting above its upper face 5 centrallyof its ends at opposite side marginal portions thereof to ing surface 3, said projecting portions being provided with apertures 8. The attaching snap member B COIDPTISGS a: hook portion 9 and a shank 10. Connected with the rear end. of the shank 9 is a cross header bar 11 and extending rearwardly from saidtcross-bar are spaced 'sidearms 12. ,Thesidearms 12Inear. their rearend portions have enlarged round ed portions 13 provided with apertures 14.

, The slide A is adapted tobe positioned between the side arms 12 of the attaching snap form bearings above-the bottom chain engag- B with its projecting portions 6 extending in I alignment with the enlarged rounded portions 13 of the side arms 12, and the apertures 14 and? of these parts in register. The slide A is pivot-ally connected to the attaching-snap B by a rivet or equivalent fastening member 16 extending through the aperture 7 of the projecting portions 6 and apertures 14: of the enlarged portions 13 .of'the side arms 12 of the attaching snap, said rivet-having end heads to engage the outer side faces of the arms 12. The apertured portions 6 of the slide A loosely engage the rivet 16 to freely rock about the same, the end faces'of the portions 6 constituting bearing faces cooperating with the inner faces of the enlarged portions 15 of the arms 12.

The means for limiting the oscillatory movement of the slide A -relatively to the at; taching-snap B comprises lugs or projecting portions on the slide A adapted to engage the side bars 12 of the attaching snap B and limit the oscillatory movement of the slide in either direction. 17 designates the stop lugs or portions projecting from the outer side of the side Walls or marginal flanges 2, said stop lugs or projecting portions being shown located near the end portions of the slide adjacent the edges of the segmental shaped flanges 2, each stop lug being provided with a straight flat edge face 18 disposed at the proper-angle to abut against the upper side faces of the side arms 12. Preferably as shown'in Figures 1 to 4 of the drawings, 2 pairs of said stop portions or lugs 17 are provided, each side flange having thereon a pair of such stop portions or lugs.

The modified construction illustrated in Figures 5 to 7 of the drawings is the same as that shown in Figures 1 to 4;, hereinbefore de scribed, except that in this instance, only a single pair of stop portions or lugs are provided on one of the side flanges of the slide, and instead of two spaced apertured lugs pro-' jecting above this upper face for pivotally connecting the slide to the attaching snap, the slide isprovided with only a single projecting portion disposed centrally of its sides. In these views, G designates the slide and B the attaching snap. 19 designates the stop lugs 0n the slide G and 20 the-apertured portions projecting from the upper side of the slide centrally of its ends. 21 is the rivet or like fastening member extending through the aperture 22 of the portion 20 and apertures 23 of enlarged portions 24 on the side arms 13.

The improved combined snap and slide hereinbefore set forth is of a simple, practical, inexpensive nature that will be strong, durable and efficient in use. The particular construction and connection of the slide to the attaching snap is of a character to insure ease of operation, and the special means provided for limiting the oscillatory movement of the slide relatively to the attaching snap is of a simple, eflicient nature, advantageously arranged with relation to the other parts of the structure.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a slide adapted to receive a chain or the like at its under side, an attaching snap having rearwardly extending spaced side arms, means pivotally connecting the slide intermediate its ends to and between the side arms ofthe snap, and laterally projecting stop lugs on the slide adapted to engage one ofthe side arms of the attaching snap to limit the oscillatory movement of the slide in either direction relatively to the attaching snap. V

2. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a slide adapted to receive a.

chain or the like atits under side, said slide comprising a curved plate portion with side flanges at its under side, an attaching snap having spaced side arms, means pivot-ally connecting the slide to and between the side arms of the attaching snap, and a pair of laterally projecting lugs on one of the side flanges of the slide at the outer side thereof adapted to engage the side arms. of the attaching snap andlimit the oscillatory movement of the slide in either direction relatively to the attaching snap.

r In testimony whereof I hereunto alfix my signature.

JOHN B. BAXTER. 

